The contested environmental futures of the Dolomites: a political ecology of mountains
<p>In recent years, the eco-climate crisis has intensified the institutional debate on sustainable environmental futures and the need to boost green transition policies. Scholars in critical geography and political ecology have discussed the controversial nature of these policies and argued th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Copernicus Publications
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Geographica Helvetica |
| Online Access: | https://gh.copernicus.org/articles/78/295/2023/gh-78-295-2023.pdf |
| Summary: | <p>In recent years, the eco-climate crisis has intensified
the institutional debate on sustainable environmental futures and the need
to boost green transition policies. Scholars in critical geography and
political ecology have discussed the controversial nature of these policies
and argued that structural transformation is needed, focused specifically on
environmental conservation. However, little attention has been paid to
mountain environments, which today are significantly affected by the
eco-climate crisis and characterized by controversial trajectories of
development, conservation and valorization. Therefore, by bringing together
the political ecology of conservation and mountain geographies, this
contribution reflects on the environmental futures of the Dolomites, in the
eastern Alps, through an analysis of governance processes, conservation
visions and rising environmental struggles. The Dolomites show the contested
nature of environmental futures and their politicization, between ideas of
accumulation by sustainability and radical environmental visions. Moreover,
they encompass experiences and practices that envision a convivial
conservation perspective with the potential to advance the political ecology
of the mountain, with specific reference to the Global North.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 0016-7312 2194-8798 |